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Album

Hlýnun

Label: Reykjavík Record Shop
Released: 2021
Track listing: I - Lungu; II - 'O'o'a'a; III - Svart haf; IV - Söngur úr svartholinu; V - Um heimsslit, VI - Suð

Article: Year in Review

Ludovico Granvassu's 2021 Sonic Delights

by Ludovico Granvassu
December 29, 2021

Jazz is not a competitive sport and “Best Ofs" are misnomers. End of the year listicles have no bearing on the artistic standing of the albums they include, or on those they neglect, just like a five star review doesn't make the album it graces any better than it already is. But, apparently, humans ...

Article: Album Review

Skúli Sverrisson With Bill Frisell: Strata

by Ian Patterson
December 26, 2021

A meeting of minds, of hearts and of souls. Strata may be the first recording of the duo of Icelandic bassist Skuli Sverrisson and guitarist Bill Frisell, but so attuned are the musicians to each other's wavelengths, and so spellbinding their common language, that you could be forgiven for thinking they had played in this format ...

Article: Album Review

Skuli Sverrisson with Bill Frisell: Strata

Read "Strata" reviewed by Mario Calvitti

by Mario Calvitti
May 17, 2021

Approda finalmente in formato digitale (CD e piattaforme di streaming) l'album frutto della recente collaborazione tra il bassista islandese Skúli Sverrisson e il chitarrista Bill Frisell, già precedentemente pubblicato nel 2018 esclusivamente su vinile in una edizione a tiratura limitata per collezionisti andata rapidamente esaurita nonostante il prezzo non propriamente a buon mercato. Ora che il ...

About Skúli Sverrisson

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Musician

Skúli Sverrisson

Born: October 23, 1966

Skúli Sverrisson is an Icelandic composer and bassist residing in New York City. Over the past two decades, bass guitarist-composer Skuli Sverrisson has worked with a veritable who’s who of the experimental world, from free jazz legends (Wadada Leo Smith, Derek Bailey) to music icons (Lou Reed, Jon Hassel, David Sylvian, Arto Lindsey) and composers (Ryuichi Sakamoto, Johann Johannsson and Hildur Gudnadottir). Sverrisson is also known for his work as an artistic director for Olof Arnalds (Innundir Skinni, Vid og Vid), recordings with Blonde Redhead and as a musical director for legendary performance artist Laurie Anderson.

Article: Album Review

Mikael Mani: Bobby

Read "Bobby" reviewed by Franz A. Matzner

by Franz A. Matzner
May 3, 2019

Icelandic guitarist Mikael Mani's debut release is a poised, rewarding set of original compositions inspired by events surrounding Bobby Fischer's capture of the world chess championship in 1972. Held in Iceland, the politically charged bout took place against the backdrop of the cold war and garnered worldwide attention. Less well known is the subsequent ...

Album

Strata

By Skúli Sverrisson

Label: Newvelle Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: Side A: Sweet Earth; Instants; Vanishing Point; Ancient Affection; Came to Light; Side B: Cave of the Swimmers; Amedeo; Afternoon Variant; Segment; Her Room.

Article: My Playlist

Otis Sandsjö

by Vincenzo Roggero
November 8, 2018

1. Aretha Franklin, Amazing Grace (Atlantic, 1972)Listening to Aretha coming home makes you feel like coming home. R.I.P. 2. Skúli Sverrisson, Óskar Gudjónsson, The Box Tree (Mengi, 2012). This album was on repeat around the time of my daughter's birth a few months back. It says it all. A ...

Article: My Playlist

Otis Sandsjo

by Vincenzo Roggero
November 1, 2018

1. Aretha Franklin, Amazing Grace (Atlantic, 1972). Ascoltare Aretha ti fa sentire a casa. R.I.P. 2. Skúli Sverrisson, Óskar Gudjónsson, The Box Tree (Mengi, 2012). Perennemente sul tasto repeat durante la nascita di mia figlia qualche mese fa. Un suono di sax proveniente da un altro pianeta. 4. ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

John Scofield, Bill Frisell, Miho Hazama & other great new releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
September 6, 2018

The summer is almost over and the pace at which new albums are being released is picking up... This week we focus on a few new gems, including two remarkable tributes to Thelonious Monk, the mighty Work: The Complete Compositions of Thelonious Monk (in six volumes!) by Miles Okazaki and the idiosyncratic The MONK: Live at ...